I was born in Brooklyn, delivered by a Chinese doctor on a table in a boarding house on Sept. 23, 1920.
Love lasts only for months, sometimes only for minutes. But if you like somebody, it's for a lifetime!
Joe Louis was one of my closest friends.... I'm a great boxing fan. I used to go to the American Legion Stadium in Hollywood, every Friday night for 15 years. Down the aisle would come Lupe Velez, Johnny Weismuller, Mae West. All at ringside.
I didn't ask to be short. I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter.
Show me a man with a million dollars, and I'll show you a million guys trying to take it away from him.
I always say, 'Don't retire - inspire.'
I'm 5 feet 3, but I was 6 feet 4 when I married Ava.
I'm a ham who wants to be a small part of anything.
I think without a doubt there will never be a voice like Judy Garland.
I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting.
